Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-29
RAISED THE BONUS.
sioux Eaiis Responds to the Illinois
Central Proposition-The Willmnr Il
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sioux Eaifs Responds to the Illinois
Central proposition-The Willanr 4
| Sioux Falls.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
The proposition of the Illinois Central
railroad company to Sioux Falls fol
c~ertein lands for depot and yard pnr.
poses and for right Of wey to the state
line has been responded to with aiacrity,
What the o pany asked for will cost
about $40 ,000. u. A. Sherman devoted
tive days of his time to the work and re-
oeived from the citizens OF Sioux Falls
guarantees amounting to $42,2 $50. This
is more than enough and the result was
Immediately wired to the Central Off.
cials. In response J. T. Mcdonald re-
ceived q telegram from Superintendent
Gilleas stating that he expected to be
able to let contracts on the Cherokee and
Sioux Falls line by aaturday and that
the work was to be done in not to exceed
sixty days. This, the Press says, looks
like business and unless something hap.
pens the people OF Sioux Falls will hear
the whistle of tho Illinois Central trains
by December Let, if not before.
TIE DULUTH LINE,
Sioux Falls Press, July 18th: Private
advices received here yesterday state thai
9 large force of graders who have been
at work on the Great Falls extension Of
tho Manitoba are now on their way over
land to &c to work on the Willmar and
Sioux Falls line. 1t is expected that il
will take three weeks to reach the scene
of operations.
In addition to the above advices e. A
Sherman received q letter last night
from President Spicer of the road, III
which he states he is tied there aiding
the people in securing the right of way
as graders have commenced work and
are showing the same along ut a lively
rate, and more men are expected shortly
just as soon as the right of way is SO.
cured Mr.. Splcer will visit Sioux Falls
and he intends to have work commenced
at this end of the line.
A SUDDEN MOVEMENT.
Bismarck Tribune: There was q corpl
of twenty engineers and assistants of tn,
Minneapolis s. Pacific at Winchester
Emmons county, on last Friday, anG
they are now working between tina
point and Clayton. There is ~evidentl!
something up;
General Manager Wells was in the
city on Sunday, on business if 1t was
Sunday. He left on the east bount
train, having received Instructions tx
proceed to Aberdeen and with his en-
gineers cross the country to Waterfowl
locate the line and begin grading as 500
as possible. This sudden movement 0
on the Aberdeen, Bismarck & North
western means something. Lit may meal
that Lowry has found more backing
than has been made public; that til
Rock Island has whispered something
in his ear and may have warmed hi
hand with an abundance of money tt
complete the diagonal from Watertowl
to Bismarck-grade, ties and iron. /
is well known that Gable, president O
the Rock Island, was at Aberdeen q yea
ago, made a speech OF q big meeting c
business men and accepted q propose
gift of $4,000 to build his road to tn
metropolis Of central Dakota. 1t is mo-
time to fulfill that agreement, and pos
sibly Mr.. Lowry is the agent. Their
are many signs that would warrant th
inference that Lowry and Gable were o
friendly teims. Suppose we call it til
Rock Island.